Garment receptacle, rack, and the like.



PATENTED MAY 7, 1907..

1. W. GILMORE. GARMENT RBGEPTACLE, RACK, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.11,1906.

WITNESSES:

ATTORN BY UNITED s'rAgrps PATENT OFFICE. I

JOHN W. GILMORE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO CROUCH & FITZGERALD, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

GARMENT RECEPTACLE, RAG-K, AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 7 1907.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Jenn W. GILMORE, a

citizen of the-United States, and a residentof'the borough of Manhattan, county, city, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment Rece tacles, Racks, and the Like, of which the 'ollowing is a Specification.

This invention relates to receptacles for clothing and in particular to that type of receptacles which are rovided withm. hanger rack for garments, w ch rack may be moved back and forth for the purpose of making the garrnplnts readily accessible or out of the way at wi An object of this invention is to provide a hanger rack with a free, swinging movement backward and forward relative to the garment chamber, while the rack is provided preferably with a single pair oi tilting legs and other c0-operating sustaining me ans; The term ljree is used as the antonym of l ls'lidingg. v

A iurtherobjcct of the invention'is to provide guiding and sustaining me ans for the rack which is of a practical nature and at the same time positioned entirely within the garment chamber for 'alh positions of the gar,-

ment rack. It is also desired to provide locking means for thegarment hangers and also additional sustaining means for the rack when in its retracted position in the garment chamber.

A further object of the nvention is broadly to provide suitable guiding and sustaining means for a swinging member, not

necessarily a hanger rack, which is adapted to occupy two separate horizontal positions,

. comprising a single pair of tilting legs.

'nection with the accompanying which illustrate an embodnnent of the 1n-' vation.

Further advantageous features of this in vention will be apparent from the following description and c aims, when read in condrawingsvention, form a part of this specification and in which;'

Figure 1 is a front elevation showing a garment receptacle embodying the invention. Fig. 2 1s a. sectional elevation taken alongline 22 of Fig. -1 and showing the hanger rack and sustaining means in side ele- Fig. 3 iso top view partly in section along hne 3.3 of Fig. 2 and also show ing a. sectional view of the. receptacle lld or closure. showing the hanger rack retracted and the receptacle closure in closed position.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates a garment chamber formed of suitable material and which may be stationary or portable as designated in the drawings. 2 designates a suitable clo sure or lid for the chamber 1. 3 designates a hanger rapk. of suitable construction and preferably 'i'ovidediwith one or more rods 4, 5 and 6 r supporting garment hangers 7 and 8. The rack 25 is provided with two tilting legs 9 and. 10 pivoted within the garment chamber respectively by pivots 11 and 12-. These legs are also respectively pivoted to opposite sides of the hanger rack 3. The pivotbior leg 10 is designated by 13, while a similar pivot is provided at the opposite side of the raclr for leg 9. -These pivots are lo cated as shown near the rear of the rack and preferably between the central portion and rear edge thereof so that the rack has a tendency to tilt downward at its outer edge 14. The tilting legs 9 and 10 provide for a backward and forward swinging movement for the rack 3 which is limited backwardly by the rear wall 15 of the garment chamber 1 or by other suitable stops and is limited forwardly by the means 16 designated in the drawings as a flexible strap or stop but which might be'oi other suitable construc tion.

' Arotation stop 17 is provided to prevent the downward tilting of the outer end 14 of the rack 3 when the rack isoccupying its outward position as shown in Fig. 2. This rotation stop 17 is illustrated in the form of a strip or elongated stop secured by hinges 18 of leather or other suitable material made up in any suitable manner in recesses formed in the top interior surface of the garment chamber 1. These recesses are specifically designated as located each in a r1b 20 running from front to back along the concavity of top 21 of chamber 1. Projecting fingers or hooks 22' are secured to thestop 17 to en gage with the rear of the rack 3 so as to pre vent the stop 17 swinging out of engagement with rack 3 when the parts are in position as shown in Fig. 2. This function might be accomplished solely by the corners of the recesses 19. The stop 17 is normally actuated by gravity and by the spring tendency of the Fig. 1 is a detail view in section 5 leather hinges 18 to assume the position designated .i Fig. 2.

With the parts as shown in Fig. 2. it should lM' noted that the rack is nmintaim-il in a substantially horizontal position y the l gs- 9 and t0 and the ops Hi and I7. =ll of these parts J, 10, to and 1.? comprising sustaining means for the rack 23. In this position, the stop 17 acts as afulcrum to overcome the tilting tendency of the rack 3 about the pivots at the up er ends ol the legs 9 and 1.0. In this position access both lrom the Front and both sides is furnished for the rack 3 since all the sustaining parts for the rack are located entirely' within the garment chamber t. In th s position garments may readily be applied H) the rack or may be r moved therefrom. 1

To cause the rack 3 to L-L'L 1w its retracted posit-ion as indicated by (lot-it'd nes in Fig. 2, it is necessary to apply QXlLP-rnwl pressure to the rack, forcing it in, in wlnali. case the racks frictional engagement with the stop 17 or its engagement with the hooks or fingers 22, if the; are provided, swings the stop 17 up into the recesses 19. When moved into this retracted position the tilting legs 9 and 10 are substantially vertical as shown and the downward tilting of the outer end of the rack 3 is prevented by the rear edge therefor engaging with the top 21 of the garment chamber 1, which acts as a fulcrum to prevent rotation. In both the positions designated in Fig. 2, the tilting legs 9 and 10 serve as the sole means fr a holding up the rack fromunderneath. However, wedging supports 23 and 24 are provided on the lid or closure 2 to engage beneath the front edge of the rack 3 when the lid 2 is in closed position as designated in Fig. 4. This provision is of particular importance when it is desired that the garment receptacle be portable as in the case of a wardrobe trunk. The supports 23 and 24 relieve the. legs 9 and 10 of a great deal of their strain and add greater endurance to the structure as a whole. But slight exertion is required to pull out the hanger rack since the tilting legs 9 and 10 necessitale. a slight downward"movement of the rack as it moves out of the garment chamber. 011 this moving out the rotation stop 17 drops down and automatically engages with the rear of the rack 3 to prevent its tilting from the horizontal. that the rackthus has a free swinging move ment and may be provided withenough play so as to avoid any possible binding due to hard usage of the receptacle.

The ribs 20 are provided with a facing 25. of suitable material, such as leather, which operates to engage the hooks 26 and 27 of the g *rment hangers when the rack is in its retracted and elevated position as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 and in full lines in Fig. 1. However, if the interior of the top 21 is It should be noted' solid, as it may be, the leath r facing may be applied to the top in Sllill'r; properly posit-ioned thereon over the rod: 4. :7 and EL 'lhe broken lines in Fig. l ll.. littl.l a garment emit-ed to the hanger 7.

1 is claimed and what is nesired to be secure by Letters Patent 1s:---

1. ZZlW I(E"C[)ttl.(.lt lo elathing a garment UllEl-lltlmj' arr sihle tram the, Front; iULQlP- Vittctl hanger raclt for 55mm ghamher having a fl'ttll tin-ringing, in and out movement between a freely accessible position and a retracted position; sustaining and guiding means for said rack maintaining it substantially horizontal when in either its freely accessible or its retracted position, said means always located entirely within said chamber so that said rack will be freely accessible from the front and s des when in. its l'reelv accessible position; a ciosurc for Snitl-Cl'iitt'tl her; and. additional sustaining means in combination with said closure for supporting said rack when said closure is in closed position.

2. In a receptacle for clothing, a garment chamber accessible from the front; an elevated hanger rack for said chamber having a free, swin ing, in and out movement be tween a free y accessible position and a re tracted position sustaining and guiding means for said rack maintaining it substantially horizontal when in either its freely accessible or its retracted position, said means always located entirely within said chamber so that said rack will be freely accessible from the front and sides when in its freely accessible position; a closure for said chamber and wedge-like sustaining means in coinbination with said closure for supporting said rack when said closure is in closed position.

3; In a-receptacle for clothing, a garment chamber accessible from the front; an elevated hanger rack for said chaml'ier having a swinging movement within and without said chamber; two sustaining tilting legs pivoted at their lower ends within said chamber and pivoted at their upper ends respectivel to opposite sides of said rack near the rear edge thereof so that said rack has a tendency'to rotate; a stop for limiting the outward swing of said rack ;-and a rotation stop for enga ing the rear of said rack to maintain said rac in a horizontal position when swung trom within said chamber to ,the limit of it's outward movement.-

4. In a receptacle for clothing, a garment chambe accessible from the front; an elevated hanger rack for said chamber having a swinging movement within and without said ssassa r '5. In a receptacle for clothing, a garmentchamber accessible =from the front an elevated hanger rack for said chamber having a swinging movement within and without said chamber; two sustaining tilting legs ivoted at their lower ends within said-chain er and pivoted at their upper ends respectively to opposite sides oi said rack near the rear edge thereof so that said rack has a tendency to rotate; a stop for limiting the outward swing or said rack; and an automatically engaging and disengaging hin ed-rotation stop'for en 2 5 gagingthe re an of said raekto maintain said rack in a horizontal position when swung from within said chamber to the limit of its outward movement.

6. In a receptacle for clothing, a garment- 0 chamber, accessible at the front and 00111- prising a top interior surface provided with one or more recesses; a hinged stop held folded up in said recesses by a hanger rack but having a tendency to tilt downward out of said recesses; said hanger rack being provided with a-pair of rearwardly pivoted tiltinglegs occupying a substantially vertical position when said hanger rack is holding.

said hinged stop folded in said recesses said hanger rack having an outward and downward swinging movement on said tilting legs; means for stopping said movement of the hanger rack with the hanger rack in a position partly outside of said garment 4 5 chamber and in suitable position so that said I hinged stop now released; may engage the rear of said hanger rack to prevent a down- Ward tilting of the front of said hanger rack by operating as a fulcrum. r v 7. In a receptacle for clothing, a garment chamber accessible at the front and coinprising-a top interior surface provided [with recesses; a hinged stop held folded up insaid recesses by a hanger rack but having a-tend- 5'5 ency to tilt downward out of'said recesses; said'hanger rack being provided-with a pair of rearwardly pivoted. tilting legs occupying a substantially vertical position when said hanger rack is holding said hinged stop oofolded in' said recesses; said hanger rack having an outward and downward swinging movement on said tilting legs; means forstopping said movement of the hanger rack with the hanger rack in a position partly out- 6t 5jside of said garment chamber and in suitable.

osition so that said hinged stop, now reeased, may engage the rear of said hanger rack to prevent a downward tilting of the front'of said hanger rack by operating as a fulcrum; anda hinged closure for said garment chamber 8. A swinging member adapted to occupy two separate horizontal positions; a pair of tilting legs pivot ally secured at their u per ends respectively to said member and ack of the middle thereof, said member having a tendencyto tilt downward at itsouter edge; means limiting the tilting movement of said legs in each of two directions; means engageable and'disengageable by the rear edge of rovided with additional sus taming mea'nsior said rack.

said member to maintain the said member horizontal .when the said tilting legs are at the extremity of their movement in one direction; and additional means to engage the rear edge of said member to maintain said member horizontal when said tilting legs are at the extremity of theirmovement in the opposite direction.

9 A swinging member adapted to occupy two separate'horizontal positions; a pair-of tilting legs pivotally secured at their u per.

i ack ends respectively to said member and of the middle thereof, said member having a tendency to tilt downward at its outer edge;

means limiting the tilting movementof said legs in each of two directions; a hinged stop engageable by the rear edge of said member to main-tain the said member horizontal when the said tilting legs are at the extrem ity of their movement .in. one direction; and additional means to engage the rear ed e of said member to maintain saidmember horizontal when said tilting legs are at the eX- tremity of their movement in theopposite tendencv to tilt downward at its outer edge} means limiting the tilting movement of s'aid foo Ie l

legs in each of two directions; V a hinged stop 'nrovided'with rach :ngaging fingers engage f able by the rear edge of said member to;

maintain the said member horizontal when the said tilting legs are at the extremity of.

their movementin'one direction; and addi-. tional means to engage the'rear edge of said member to maintain said member horizontal" when said tilting legs are at the extremity of their movement in the opposite direction.

In testimony"whereof, I have signed'my I name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' JOHN W. GILMORE. Witnesses: I

IDA' G. GILMORE,

LnoNAnn DAY. 

